"Meriam" meaning in English

See Meriam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Mer (“Murray Island”), off the northern coast of Australia. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Meriam
  1. The Trans-Fly Papuan language of the Meriam people; Meryam Mir. Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Meriam-en-name-hJdfSRxF Disambiguation of Languages: 74 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38

Noun

Forms: Meriams [plural], Meriam [plural]
Etymology: From Mer (“Murray Island”), off the northern coast of Australia. Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Meriam}} Meriam (plural Meriams or Meriam)
  1. A member of an Aboriginal people who live on Mer (Murray Island), in the eastern group of Torres Strait Islands off the northern tip of Australia.
    Sense id: en-Meriam-en-noun-ahUMc5SM

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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